Remembering: A WWII vet’s story
A compass sits on a letter Aug. 12, 2020, in Sun City, Ariz. The compass was issued to Ralph Richard Hayes, former 20th Air Force, Army Air Corps, 421st Bombardment Squadron bombardier, as part of a survival kit in 1944 and it travelled with him on 35 bombing missions over Japan in 1945 during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Leala Marquez)